A major exhibition, curator-led tours, online learning sessions, school holiday activities and author talks all feature in a packed month of events this April.

Applications for 2027 National Library of Australia Scholarships open on 23 March 2026.

Minister for the Arts, The Honorable Tony Burke MP, has today announced the appointment of the new Director-General of the National Library of Australia. 

Applications for 2027 National Library of Australia Fellowships and Creative Arts Fellowships open on 23 February 2026.

With a generous bequest from Frank van Straten AM, the Library has brought Jim Sharman’s visual diaries and an original Rocky Horror Picture Show script online for the 50th anniversary of the film’s release.

Learn about iconic photographer and film maker Frank Hurley and explore some of his photographs from around Australia.

The voices of Australia’s gutsy women journalists are being brought to life in a new season of the National Library of Australia’s podcast, Bookmark This.  

The Library has invited renowned Australian photojournalist Mike Bowers to select favourite images from the Fairfax Photo Archive for a new exhibition.

Applications for 2026 National Library of Australia Fellowships and Creative Arts Fellowships open on 17 March 2025.

Hear from Hugh Tranter, author of Southern Signals, about the history of Australian communication technology.

Learn about National Library Fellow Professor Robin Gerster's research into the life of historian Harold S. Williams and Williams' historical research in Japan.

Explore oral histories and portraits of trailblazing Australian women working in the space industry.